Update: Missing Gwinnett teen found safe Sunday evening

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Update

The missing teen was located safe at an Asian Restaurant on Sunday evening and she was re-united with her mother. At this time police do not believe that her disappearance was against her will. Specific details regarding her activities while she was missing are not being released.

Initial Story

Simone ,13. Photo courtesy of Gwinnett County Police Department

The Gwinnett County Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 13-year old middle school teen. Simone Gonzalez was last seen at Moore Middle School on Lawrenceville Highway on Friday, March 9, at about 4 p.m. According to her mother, the teen was in attendance during the school day, but she never returned home.

Simone was last seen wearing a red shirt, jeans, and black shoes. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs approximately 125 lbs. She is a Hispanic female with brown hair (with orange highlights) and brown eyes. Simone lives at a home on Chatham Park Drive in unincorporated Lawrenceville. She does not have her phone with her.

Simone’s mother, Charlamagne Francis, is eager to have her daughter returned home.

If anyone has any information to share in this case, they are asked to contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org<http://www.crimestoppersatlanta.org/>. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. Case Number: 18-022543